Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre

Identity area

Identifier

ON00210

Authorized form of name

Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre

Parallel form(s) of name

    Other form(s) of name

    • (OJA)

    Type

    • Ethnic Organization
    • Community

    Contact area

    Dara Solomon, Director

    Type

    Address

    Street address

    4600 Bathurst St.

    Locality

    Toronto

    Region

    Ontario

    Country name

    Canada

    Postal code

    M2R 3V2

    Telephone

    416-635-5391

    Fax

    416-849-1006

    Email

    Note

    Description area

    History

    Founded in 1973, the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre is a department of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

    Geographical and cultural context

    Mandates/Sources of authority

    Administrative structure

    The Ontario Jewish Archives is a department of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

    Records management and collecting policies

    The OJA's mandate is to acquire, preserve and makes accessible the records that chronicle our province’s Jewish history. The collection documents organizations, businesses and individuals.

    Buildings

    The OJA is housed in the Lipa Green Centre on the Sherman Campus of UJA Federation. Our facilities consist of a dedicated research room, processing area and climate-controlled vault.

    Holdings

    The records of the OJA illustrate the vibrancy of the community from its earliest days to the present. This includes over 5,000 cubic feet of textual records; 60,000 historic photographs documenting Jewish life across Ontario; over 300 oral histories; over 300 films dating from the 1920s until the present; over 1,500 blueprints and architectural drawings created by Ontario's most notable Jewish architects; hundreds of artifacts; unpublished histories; and Jewish newspapers in Yiddish, Hebrew, and English.

    Finding aids, guides and publications

    The OJA's collections are searchable on its website at: www.ontariojewisharchives.org

    Access area

    Opening times

    The OJA is open five days a week by appointment only.

    Monday to Thursday
    9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    (research room closes at 4:30 p.m.)

    Friday hours vary by season

    Closed Jewish and statutory holidays.

    Access conditions and requirements

    Please call ahead to discuss your research needs and to make an appointment.
    The OJA adheres to all relevant legislation regarding access to and use of our records, including privacy and copyright legislation.

    Accessibility

    The OJA is a fully-accessible institution.

    Services area

    Research services

    The OJA is staffed with professionally educated and trained archivists who are able to help you with your research needs. The OJA will provide up to one hour of personal research for free, after which a fee will be charged. Please visit our website for more details.

    Reproduction services

    The OJA provides in-house reproduction services. Please consult our website for applicable fees.

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    Level of detail

    Partial

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

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